I can't find good pictures!!

**Chimera245** · 2011-05-16, 09:55 PM (ISO 8601)

I am making a campaign setting. It has a wild west theme and flavor. I want to find some pictures of all sorts of stereotypical wild west characters to help visualize the world.

I can't find ANY good pictures beyond the "gunslinger cowboy" and the "saloon girl". And most of those are Halloween costumes...

But nothing for the "banker", "blacksmith", "average Joe farmer and family", etc.

Is there a good place to find a whole mess of quintessential Western character archetypes, in picture form? I've found a list like that on TVtropes that describes the character types verbally, but that site has very few pictures.

Even if I find nothing more than some good pictures of typical Wild West era fashion, that would still be a huge help.

**Tvtyrant** · 2011-05-16, 09:56 PM (ISO 8601)

Look up characters of the show "deadwood." Most of the roles are shown in the show, and you can get an idea of what they would look like (dirty mostly :P)

**Shademan** · 2011-05-16, 10:59 PM (ISO 8601)

or contact some artists and comission some work.

**Serpentine** · 2011-05-16, 11:16 PM (ISO 8601)

Or try the Dungeons and Dreamboats thread.

**Janus** · 2011-05-16, 11:23 PM (ISO 8601)

deviantART.com can be a pretty decent source, too.

**dsmiles** · 2011-05-17, 05:05 AM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Serpentine

Or try the Dungeons and Dreamboats thread.

Yes. Definitely try this thread. It is awesomesauce in a can.

**TroubleBrewing** · 2011-05-17, 05:11 AM (ISO 8601)

Yeah, most requests to that thread come through in a matter of minutes or hours.

**J.Gellert** · 2011-05-17, 05:46 AM (ISO 8601)

Try either of these.
ConceptArt.org
CGSociety.org

**Delwugor** · 2011-05-17, 09:56 AM (ISO 8601)

Clint Eastwood after taking care of pigs in Unforgiven:

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J. Noble Daggett the quintessential lawyer in True Grit:

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Bank in A Big Hand for the Little Lady:

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Old fashioned blacksmithing:

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**wormwood** · 2011-05-17, 10:40 AM (ISO 8601)

Or... you could just google 1880s portraits, since that's basically what you're looking for, and pick some.

**Serpentine** · 2011-05-17, 10:42 AM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by wormwood

Or... you could just google 1880s portraits, since that's basically what you're looking for, and pick some.

Bam. Although I find the naked cowboy and banjo-playing Sadam quite odd...

**jerriecan** · 2011-05-18, 09:02 PM (ISO 8601)

I like using TV screencaps for NPCs. You might try here:

http://www.fishsticktheatre.com/TV/D...wood%20S3.html

http://magich0urs.livejournal.com/ta...%3A%20deadwood

Best of luck with your game!

Jerriecan

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